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In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 327 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 23% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $39.99 vs $52.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing F1 23 than Pentium G2120 - $0.28 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 6% better in F1 23 than FX-8120 - 153 vs 145 FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 55 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8120 doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
CHUANGWEI AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 125W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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Intel Pentium G2120 3.1 GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G2120
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Pentium G2120
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8120 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium |
| Zambezi | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 15.5x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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